Automobile-signal



E. C. CLA,RK. AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL. APPLICATION FILED APR. 4,1919.

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E. C. CLARK. AUTOMOBILE SIGNAL. APPLICATION FILED APR. 4, 1919.

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EDWIN oun'rrs CLARK, onnnL no, GAL1FORNIA.- Y ,1

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN Ctnrrrs CLARK, a citizen of the United States, residing at of Kern and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile-Sigfollowing is a specification.. V

This invention relates to signals, and more especially to those intended for use on an automobile whereby the driver may signal to a person behind what are his intentions as to stopping or turning.

.The primary object of the invention is to store the structure when not in use in small space, and to amplify its size when it is thrown into an active position.

mechanism within Anotherobject is to put the actuating reach of the operator. Other objects will appear in the following specification and claims.

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Figure 1 isan elevation of this signal as the operator sees it, with the casing partly broken away, and the signal housed. Fig. 2 is asimilar elevation with the casing in sec,- tion and the'signal displayed. I f Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the 31-3 of Fig. 1.. I

Fig. 4 is an edge view of the signal within its casing, and Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross section on the line 55 of Fig. 1.

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I The letter G designates the glass and F the frame of an ordinary windshield. Attached to one edgeof the frame as by a screw 1 is a bracket 2 supporting an upright casing 3 which is open at that side remote from the wind shield frame and is otherwise of a size to contain the signal proper as shown in Fig. 4c. The signal as here illustrated is made up of three blades, respectively indicated by the numerals 11, 21 and 31. When this signal is housed, the blade 31 rests against a' spring 4 within the housing, and the lower end of the main blade projects through a slot in the bottom of the housing or casing and between two cars 5 wherein it is pivoted at 6, its lower end constituting an arm 7 which is connected with the actuating mechanism. The latter as herein shown consists of a link 8 pivotally connecting the lower end of the arm with a slide rod 9' mounted in guides 10 in the bottom of the frame F and having a handle 12 at its inner end, the rod by preference having stops 13 adapted to be Specification'of Letters Patent. Application filed April 4, 1919. Serial No. 287,443.

arm 7 as shown.

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passed through the guides or set adjacent them to hold the signal in either position. Aspring 14 connects the outer endof the rod'at the point 15 with a point 16 in the WVhen the rod is moved outward to the position illustrated in Fig. 1 I:

and the stop 13 rests against the inner "guide, the link 8 pushes the arm 7 outward and throws the body of -theinner or main blade upward into the casingo3 as" shown;

The other blades are pivoted to the main. blades on a common pivot 19 which is some distance above the main pivot 6 and moves into the casing as the blade is housed. The intermediate blade 21' stands between the main blade 11 and the outer blade 31. Both these blades 21 and 31' have short arms 22 beneath their pivot 19 adapted to. contact with the bottom '23 of-the casing or housing 3, for a purpose yet to appear. The outer end of the main, blade 11 has a lip 24 and a loop 25. The outer en'd'of the intermediate blade 21 has a pin 26 in said loop and aylip '27 as seen at the right of Fig. 2. The outer end of the outer blade 31 has a pin 28' at the outer end of the intermediate blade. The lips '24 working in a loop 29 which is and 27 prevent the'foldingor collapsing of the blades as seen i-nFig. 1, whereas the loopsand pins permittheir opening as seen in Fig. 2. The combined width'of the several blades when they are 'collapsedis not as great-'as'the depth of the casing.

' With this construction, and assuming that are of metal or of material imto the weather, the 'signal'stands about as seen in Fig. 1'. 'When the operator desires to swing it out so astoqdisplay it, he grasps the handle 12 and raises the rod 9 a trifle so that he" can move this rod'to the all parts 'pervious left and pass its stop 13 through the left hand guide 10. This drawso n the link'8 and the arm? and causesthemainblade 11 to swing on'itspi'vot GJAs it pass'esout of the casing or housing 3, the other blades 21 and 31 drop to the position shown in Fig.

2, or in other words the pin 26 travels down the loop 25 to the and thepin 28 travels down the loop 29 to its lower end. The signal might be said in this respect to resemble the blades of a fan, 7

and the same falls open when the main blade assumes a substantially horizontal position. In any event the arm 22 at thelower end of each blade other contacts with the back of the casing when than the; main blade lower end of the latter,

the spring throws the fan into the casing, thus causing the blades of the fan to close together and retainedyin such position against accidental displacement.

A reverse operation of the slide rod causes the main blade to again assume an upright position as seen in blades are housed within the casing and housed and protected and in any closely as practically event they cannot be seen from any direction. 7 Assuming that both faces of the blades are painted some striking color, it may be discerned if only a portion .of the face were exposed. But when housed as seen in Fig. 1, neither face can be seen at all from front or rear and the edge view displays no color as will be seen from F 'ig. 4. It is quite possible thata signal of this kind could be provided on each end of a windshield, or in fact it might be attached to some other part of the automobile if preferred. Although not necessary to illustrate, it is quite obvious that there could be more blades than three, or possibly less. The outer end of one of the blades could carry an index visible by day or it might carry a small electric light visible by night, or both. While I have shown the handle 12 as lying along the caused to overlie each other shown. In this position they are lower side of the windshield frame F it could, of course be carried to any convenient point for manipulation by hand or foot or perhaps mechanically. 'I reserve the widest rights as to the uses towhich this invention 3 may be put, and while I have described it as applicable more especially to automobiles where I intend to use it, I do not wish to be limited in that respect.

I The foregoing description and the drawings have reference to what may be consid ered the preferred or approved form of m invention. It is to be understood that I may make such changes in construction and arrangement and combination of parts, materials, dimensions, et cetera, as may prove ex pedient and fall within the scope of the appended claims.

. Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is 1. In an automobile signal, the combination with an upright casing adapted to be Fig. l andlthe several open at its outer side and slotted in its bottom, a pair of ears extending from the bottom adjacent said slot, a signal adapted to be housed within said casing and having an arm depending through said slot, and a pivot pin through the arm and ears; of a attached to a windshield, the casing being slide rod mounted in guides along the Windshield and having a handle, stops on the rod adapted for engagement with said guides selectively, a contractile. spring connecting the outer end of said rod with said arm near the pivot of the latter, and a link pivotally connecting th-e rod with the arm at the lower end of the latter. i 2.. In a signal, the combination of an up right casing slottedin its lower end, a blade adapted to stand within said casing and havingan arm projecting through said slot,

a main pivot connecting the arm with the casing below the bottom of, the latter, and

operating mechanism connected with said arm, of a plurality of supplementary blades pivoted to the mainlbladeabove the main tween said ears, a pivot pin through the ears and arm, operating connections at the lower end ofsaid arm, a plurality of supplementary blades whose bodies lie alongside that of the main blade when housed within the casing and whose lower endsconstitute an arm resting at that time onthe bottom of said casing, a pivot connecting said blade above thesaidarms for the purpose specified, and means at the upper ends pivot, and means provided upon said blades.

of the blades for limiting their opening movement when the main outward.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

blade is thrown EDWIN CURTIS CLARK. i.

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F R D WAITE, ETTA PEAR CLARK. 

